Having nothing to do November 18, 2021

 

Gasoline price exceeds 160 yen! What happened to the "trigger clause" that would reduce taxes by 25 yen if it continued for 3 months !?

In Japan, gasoline is subject to a number of taxes. As a provisional tax rate, a tax of 25.1 yen is levied on 1 liter.

This provisional 25.1 yen tax is already a permanent source of revenue.

In fact, in the days of the Democratic Party, I made a law called "trigger clause" and made a law saying that if I continue to exceed 160 yen per liter for 3 consecutive months, I will not take the provisional tax of 25.1 yen. ..
After that, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, and the provisional tax on gasoline was applied as a financial resource necessary for reconstruction, and a law to suspend the "trigger clause" was enacted.

However, the price of crude oil will not fall because the price of crude oil has soared and the increase in production in oil-producing countries has been postponed. In winter, kerosene will be needed for heating.

The Treasury does not want to give up its once-decided financial resources. Therefore, the gasoline price is about to exceed 160 yen for three consecutive months.

Treasury bureaucrats living in Tokyo do not know the impact of gasoline prices on households.
If you live in Tokyo, you don't need a car because public transportation is well developed.

However, for people living in rural areas, they cannot live without a car, and if the price of gasoline rises, it will directly and indirectly affect households.

Central ministries and agencies that are concentrated in Tokyo should be dispersed in rural areas. In particular, the Treasury will have to move it to a place where cars must be absolutely necessary so that bureaucrats can feel the price of gasoline.